The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09
sKARCHING THE BUsTLEs.

sKARCH1Na THE Busr1Es
A wenan's Description or the Work or the
Inspectresses on the Wharvea.
From U.e Providence Journal
Indignant woman is not pleasant person
Vide berth but wait on ths doeEs Of New YORK
for European steamer and you find her, not
former, years It was an easy matter to rush
few q y Or Now
speetresses. sud Change has se come e Ger or the
spirit Of the fair travellers dream. These In
"a are N under
70 that point where women stop having birth
Batter are from ana Il on alt sn ate
a sc as
secures position and a salary Of, sos a month.
rival is wired to the Barge ONCE At the Mar
rows the Custom House officials board the
sS srS GR HHs w ss 3 o les
landing. At one end OF the gorgeousy fitted
up salS9P dhe men In brass buttons and white
Indian file the passengers como up to the i'm
promptu desks.
u. Helene Jones'" 30 much is honest.
Halo Or With ii. an
dies ssia 20 shs
ali over the Continent and bcusht rom eVspS
shop in London and Paris without any aid the
the sGd
protection most desira BILE thing, Her answer,
truthfnlly or +, no. goes down. and the next in
eoa bo asf az
Dutiable or on-dutiable7" che is asked.
has nothing at all upon which duty can be
prove that differences OF opinion stlll exist in
this cold. cruel world, whore an unfeeling Coy
Tperis MadamoiseIe y is then passed s s to the
man Opposite and signs her name to this paper.
She has thgs sworn t. possessing no dMtiable
has q few trifies and is asked to name them
and place upon these a valuation; Seldom Is
produced Kindly arranged By parties acro s
substantiating her statements. The question
Ing sosss S To hes on
forming one bribery is punishable. The steamer
Mile. Jones'. in now seal jacket and Partisan
bonnet. brings down numberless small! parcels.
rear with portmanteau. rugs, and umbrellas.
She embraces waiting admirers. announces
sh9 9 Ss s st
weight. Somehow hor dress -improver proven has has
atest from Regent street fashion n ' mod ei
But keys arc called for. She Is most
s5 as Hss miss ssa
there. Her steamer trunk. Also empty. void
case d poEed into. toilet bag and boxes ditto.
SIN nihA Bugs fur cloak and DIR umbrellas sFs
n recent Thew
tray comes under inspsetlon: There Is much
personal beionsinSs. Lingerie comes sun Under
inspection, Iat sis9 passes; Dresses Of iate
str STR I'' boI. Out come ee IN y s Goves IS
o 9rH "nd the ars @
information. historical of tho origin and cause
than the traditional cucumber.
:, Another trunk is unstrapped and unlocked.
Of
Helene's size The keen eye OF the examiner
observes this and the garment goes on ton Of
vase Of the lamp stuffed with lace: Gioyes nro
pinS .o se t. TO s sE On nut the
woman to iathom woman's ways, and you
tho cores and show round after round Of
heavy Jet stitched inside The pile ia now OF
friends IN Enslandf But the 'f inspec tM
sh ss nS 5 ssh Gs the a Ri lie
held in her hand. Mile. Jones begins to breathe
easy. Politely she Is asked to place value
Is shaking hands with herself and wondering
u she will have enough left IN her portemonnaie
nue., she is invited into u room ON the dock.
Farewell to sweet delusive hope. Pandora never
left 1t In the box to be so cruelty crushed.
with braid and bullion. and lace ornaments
ton. Her pockets, jewelry by the yard. and in
shining diamonds. The anatomy Of the hustle
SHOULD be reeds or, springs with Q tiny cushion
not B ab 6scs Sas %hss sss she
sors thrust in the cushion stabs three meer-
schaum pipes Behold her shorn and IN floods
her, pays the duty on her little pile, amounting
to about three-fourths Of thoir real worth. and
Ss NEXT day she Writes New Yorf
tectIye tariff. and thinks she has done nothing
The goods taken Sunday last from Boston
dressmaker, on the La Gascogne from Paris
stores, made display dazzling to the eyes
They were packed most u a9droitly. and the
declared datlabls was 5000 francs; Or $500.
the largest seizure for Years and, Oddly enough,
made by the male officers. A few days before q
second class passenger was discovered with
which belonged to her SEX A clergyman
and wife bad whole ships cargo OF
free, certifying that they were in use a year
previous. This last permits entrance without |
taxation. On looking at the goods not O ves-
tige OF wear could be seen. some Of the furni- |
tIre and carpets In the first lustre OF varnish |
and newness. Further inquiry showed that |
earOymnn
People. who would scorn TO appro- |
pirate o farthing have the greatest effrontery.
and It H. coInicnl TO hcar tho eSpostulations MT
thereof Blu. on the other hand. rs II to show |
their value, the inspectresses tax trifes. and |
spoons ] saw. poor intermediate passenger |
pay 47,6T. Tho male Inspector would have
boon charitable for they had not the appear